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Congress Passes Tax Bill with Horse Benefits; President Will Sign It
âThis change will allow anyone in the horse business to immediately depreciate up to $500,000 of the cost of any investment in industry assets, including horses, fences, equipment, tack, trucks, etc., purchased and placed in service in 2015 and 2016.â
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Bill Bars U.S.-Based Horse Slaughter, Tosses Out Language to Remove Federal Protections for Wolves and Elephants
âWe donât round up dogs and cats, butcher them, and ship them to foreign markets, and it should be unthinkable to do that with horses, a species that helped us settle the nation.â
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Grassroots Efforts by Equestrians Made Sure Recreational Trails Program Included in FAST Act
âGrassroots support from recreational trail users, including many equestrians, played an important role in making sure RTP was passed and the AHC appreciates all the individual horsemen and organizations that contacted their Representatives in support o
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A Wild and Free Holiday for the Salt River Wild Horses
âWhile much work remains to be done and many details to work out, this is a very positive step toward protecting the Salt River horses, who are clearly valued by the public.â
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Salt River Horse Advocates Applaud Arizona Congressional Delegation’s Support for Salt River Wild Horses
âLast summer, the Forest Service set off a storm of public outrage when it published a notice to impound the Salt River horses and remove them from the Tonto National Forest, but now the call is for these horses be left alone and allowed to live free.â
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Mega-Mustang Removal Starts Week After Federal Investigation Confirms BLM Illegally Sold Nearly 2,000 Wild Horses for Slaughter
âOver 21,000 citizens have signed a petition in opposition to the massive roundup planned for Oregon which would leave only 100 wild horses in this 400,000-acre (625 square mile!) public land area.â
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Tens of Thousands of Citizens Oppose Massive Oregon Mustang Roundup
âThe American public is outraged over the illegal sale of protected mustangs for slaughter and the BLMâs plans to round up thousands more wild horses when the BLM already stockpiles 50,000 captured mustangs who are in grave danger of being sold for sl
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Advocacy Group Slams BLM for Proceeding with Experiment on Nevada Wild Horses
âThe American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign has blasted the BLM for ignoring scientific advice and environmental complaints in its decision to use an experimental fertility control vaccine on wild horses in the Antelope Herd Management Area in easter
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Celebrities Outraged by Findings of Horse Abuse Investigation
âMichael Keaton, Katherine Heigl and Willie Nelson have joined a growing list of celebrities calling on Congress to pass legislation to protect horses from an abuse known as âsoring.â
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Pershing County and Ranchers Drop Anti-Mustang Lawsuit in Nevada
âThe BLM should focus on humane on-the-range management and fulfilling its legal mandate to protect all wild horses and burros instead of on removal of horses which will simply encourage more baseless legal actions by ranchers and their local government